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![jemelehill Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::35586563.png) Jemele Hill [@jemelehill](/creator/twitter/jemelehill) on x 1.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-21 02:30:00 UTC

In 1999, when the NBA had a lockout, the league claimed the majority of teams weren’t profitable.

In 2011, the NBA had another lockout, and the owners claimed they were losing a billion dollars.

2024 — WNBA players are opting out of their collective bargaining agreement and suddenly a league sources tells the NY papers the WNBA is losing $XX million.

Connect the dots.


XXXXXX engagements

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